The first tweener done in official competition: Vilas! - Tennisopolis : Tennis Social Network2016-12-09T14:04:26Zhttp://tennisopolis.com/forum/topics/the-first-tweener-done-in-official-competition-vilas?commentId=1869403%3AComment%3A922909&feed=yes&xn_auth=noA reverse bolo slice, very ni…tag:tennisopolis.com,2012-07-19:1869403:Comment:9233212012-07-19T14:40:12.158ZTim Praponghttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/TimPrapong
<p>A reverse bolo slice, very nice. Better yet, call it the Baker Backslice. lol</p>
<p>A reverse bolo slice, very nice. Better yet, call it the Baker Backslice. lol</p> Ahhhh. The Bucharest Backfir…tag:tennisopolis.com,2012-07-19:1869403:Comment:9233182012-07-19T13:55:07.973ZMark / The Mayorhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/archibot
<p>Ahhhh. The Bucharest Backfire. Looks like Avery could stand to get a little more pop on that shot. I have a similar shot in my arsenal but I slice it like a serve out wide in the deuce court.</p>
<p>Ahhhh. The Bucharest Backfire. Looks like Avery could stand to get a little more pop on that shot. I have a similar shot in my arsenal but I slice it like a serve out wide in the deuce court.</p> http://youtu.be/RZwlt5tyw54tag:tennisopolis.com,2012-07-19:1869403:Comment:9235532012-07-19T06:51:58.817ZTim Praponghttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/TimPrapong
<p><a href="http://youtu.be/RZwlt5tyw54" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/RZwlt5tyw54</a></p>
<p><a href="http://youtu.be/RZwlt5tyw54" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/RZwlt5tyw54</a></p> http://youtu.be/Gy7MDM3NTR4tag:tennisopolis.com,2012-07-19:1869403:Comment:9233922012-07-19T06:49:49.503ZTim Praponghttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/TimPrapong
<p><a href="http://youtu.be/Gy7MDM3NTR4" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/Gy7MDM3NTR4</a></p>
<p><a href="http://youtu.be/Gy7MDM3NTR4" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/Gy7MDM3NTR4</a></p> So what does a Reverse Bolo l…tag:tennisopolis.com,2012-07-19:1869403:Comment:9233582012-07-19T02:37:54.469ZMark / The Mayorhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/archibot
<p>So what does a Reverse Bolo look like?</p>
<p>So what does a Reverse Bolo look like?</p> That is obviously a lame joke…tag:tennisopolis.com,2012-07-19:1869403:Comment:9233572012-07-19T02:37:07.496ZMark / The Mayorhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/archibot
<p>That is obviously a lame joke that failed.</p>
<p>That is obviously a lame joke that failed.</p> Also, from "LeeD" of TW forum…tag:tennisopolis.com,2012-07-18:1869403:Comment:9232812012-07-18T23:30:55.314ZTim Praponghttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/TimPrapong
<p>Also, from "LeeD" of TW forum:</p>
<p>My tennis years, the mid '70's, Nastase's backfire was the "in" shot. We knew about the tweener and the reverse bolo, but Nastase's shot was often a clean winner against top 30 PRO mens. So everyone tried it a few times, very few every figuring it out. Nastase could hit it DTL or short angle CC, even from the ad side of the court. A true goofaround genius, that twisted dude.</p>
<p>Also, from "LeeD" of TW forum:</p>
<p>My tennis years, the mid '70's, Nastase's backfire was the "in" shot. We knew about the tweener and the reverse bolo, but Nastase's shot was often a clean winner against top 30 PRO mens. So everyone tried it a few times, very few every figuring it out. Nastase could hit it DTL or short angle CC, even from the ad side of the court. A true goofaround genius, that twisted dude.</p> Not universally agreed. "Ausc…tag:tennisopolis.com,2012-07-18:1869403:Comment:9233442012-07-18T23:30:03.840ZTim Praponghttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/TimPrapong
<p><span>Not universally agreed. "Auscon" of menstennisforums.com state:</span></p>
<p><span><span>It was first used in competition by Rod Laver, the year after he grabbed his first Grand Slam</span><br/><br/><span>Not being able to defend his titles, Rod was pissed, and so he decided to play every shot through his legs as a show of defiance.</span></span></p>
<p><span>Not universally agreed. "Auscon" of menstennisforums.com state:</span></p>
<p><span><span>It was first used in competition by Rod Laver, the year after he grabbed his first Grand Slam</span><br/><br/><span>Not being able to defend his titles, Rod was pissed, and so he decided to play every shot through his legs as a show of defiance.</span></span></p> No kidding! You must be prec…tag:tennisopolis.com,2012-07-18:1869403:Comment:9232662012-07-18T22:01:00.012ZMark / The Mayorhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/archibot
<p>No kidding! You must be precise! I had forgotten that we used to call this shot "the hot dog". I was researching to see if it is understood that Vilas was the first and came across this <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081008114112AAPQa2A" target="_blank">yahoo answer</a> that does not answer but has some insights. </p>
<p>No kidding! You must be precise! I had forgotten that we used to call this shot "the hot dog". I was researching to see if it is understood that Vilas was the first and came across this <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081008114112AAPQa2A" target="_blank">yahoo answer</a> that does not answer but has some insights. </p> Great picture. It is univers…tag:tennisopolis.com,2012-07-18:1869403:Comment:9232002012-07-18T21:46:44.764ZMark / The Mayorhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/archibot
<p>Great picture. It is universally agreed that Vilas invented the tweener? So, what is the documentation? Just Vilas saying he did it first in a real match? I mean, I believe him but there must be others that claim to be the first. I imagine there are many that would do it in practice or even practice matches, and there would be many claims of first. So I think the real test is first sanctioned match.</p>
<p>Great picture. It is universally agreed that Vilas invented the tweener? So, what is the documentation? Just Vilas saying he did it first in a real match? I mean, I believe him but there must be others that claim to be the first. I imagine there are many that would do it in practice or even practice matches, and there would be many claims of first. So I think the real test is first sanctioned match.</p>